Substitute - School Nurse; SY

Substitute - School Nurse  SY)

Position Type: Health Services and Nursing / School Nurse
Date Posted: 5/21/2025
Location: Districtwide
Date Available: July 2025

To provide assessment, screening, planning, intervention, evaluation, counseling, management and/or referrals concerning the health and medical care needs of students for the purpose of minimizing absences due to illness, maximizing educational opportunities, and creating a healthy school climate.

• Knowledge of and ability to apply clinical therapeutic models of patient care with an emphasis on interdisciplinary team approach.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional nursing theory, practice, and ethics.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply quality standards, procedures, and protocols.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic differences.
• Knowledge of basic first aid and CPR.
• Knowledge of basic neurology.
• Knowledge of child development and human development.
• Knowledge of common childhood infectious diseases and chronic and acute health conditions.
• Knowledge of community resources that support children and families.
• Knowledge of current medications, their actions, interactions, uses, and side effects.
• Knowledge of medical, therapeutic, and psychiatric nursing interventions and methods.
• Knowledge of nursing-related technology such as insulin pumps, nebulizers, and gastric tubes.
• Knowledge of pediatric nursing.
• Knowledge of special needs children, special education, and students with disabilities.

• Works collaboratively with health care providers, students, parents, school district staff, and community agencies to ensure access and continuity of care for students.
• Assists in the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive school health program.
• Collects information about the health development status of students for compliance with state immunization regulations and Board of Education policies.
• Conducts school programs of immunization, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing.
• Performs nursing assessment for students who are ill or injured; applies appropriate theory as basis for providing first aid, nursing care, intervention, and referrals for those students.
• Evaluates nursing care provided and changes plan of care as necessary.
• Implements Board policy with respect to the exclusion and readmission of students in connection with certain infectious and contagious diseases (e.g., Tuberculosis).
• Maintains accurate records and documentation in accordance with state and federal law, and Board of Education policies.
• Develops individual health care plans (ICHP) when needed with specific goals, nursing diagnoses, and interventions delineating school-nursing actions unique to students’ needs and for incorporation into the student’s individualized educational plan (IEP).
• Intervenes as guided by the nursing care plan to implement nursing actions that promote, maintain, or restore health, prevent illness, and effect rehabilitation.
• Serves as a member of school teams as designated health care professional (e.g., Crisis Teams, PPT, Section 504).
• Provides guidance, counseling, and health education to students, parents, and employees as necessary.
• Reports to parents, school district personnel, physicians, clinics, and others as needed to meet student health needs.
• Provides instruction and training regarding the Heimlich Maneuver, Blood Borne Pathogen training, the school district’s Emergency plan, and with regard to providing care for students, including students with disabilities.
• Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory, practice, and participation in research, including narrative and statistical reports.
• Provides medical assessment to school district employees as requested.
• Provides health education to students as requested.
• Notifies the appropriate person or agency of a student’s injury/illness in accordance with Board policy as necessary.
• Confers with parents, students, and school district staff and professionals to interpret health and developmental assessments.

• Performs other related tasks as assigned by supervisors or other administrators.

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